A Glean movie guide
The Best of Amazon Prime Video
Hand-picked cinematic essentials.
From Oscar winners to modern masterpieces, here is what you should watch right now.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Everything Everywhere All At Once
A dazzling journey through the multiverse that balances wild action with a moving family story.
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
- 02
Parasite
A masterfully tense thriller that offers a sharp, unforgettable look at class dynamics.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 03
Oppenheimer
A sweeping biographical epic exploring the moral weight of one of history's most pivotal moments.
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
- 04
Anatomy of a Fall
A gripping legal drama that peels back the layers of a marriage through a complex murder trial.
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
- 05
Sound of Metal
A deeply immersive character study featuring a powerful performance and innovative sound design.
Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.
- 06
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A visually stunning and inventive take on the superhero genre with a heartfelt story at its core.
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
- 07
The Holdovers
A charming and witty period piece about an unlikely bond formed during a lonely holiday break.
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
- 08
Past Lives
A quiet, beautifully acted drama exploring destiny and the lingering connections of childhood love.
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
- 09
Whiplash
A relentless and electrifying look at the high cost of ambition and the pursuit of perfection.
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
- 10
Arrival
A sophisticated sci-fi mystery that focuses on the power of communication and language.
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.